"The Lost City of Z" - Action Adventure of 2017

The Lost City of Z is an American action-adventure biographical film written and directed by James Gray. This film was based on the 2009 book "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann. It was about British explorer Percy Fawcett who made several attempts to find an ancient lost city in the Amazon and disappeared in 1925 along with his son on an expedition. The film had its world premiere as closing night film on October 15, 2016, at the New York Film Festival.

 

Storyline

 

The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. 

  

Development

James Gray was hired by Paramount Pictures and Plan B Entertainment to write and direct the film based on David Grann's 2009 book and the film remained in development stage for six years. 

The project went through numerous casting changes for the lead role. Initially Brad Pitt was to star as Colonel Percy Fawcett. In November 2010, Pitt withdrew from the lead role due to scheduling conflicts, but remained attached as the producer to the film. Finally Charlie Hunnam stars as Fawcett along with Robert Pattinson as his fellow explorer and Sienna Miller as his wife.

Based on 2009 best-seller, writer-director James Gray's screenplay can include only a fraction of the arcane historical and cultural information conveyed in a nonfiction book. The film is a new take on the adventure romp that looks great and features some thrilling action sequences too. The picture was shot by Darius Khondji on 35mm, even though that added over half a million dollars to the budget it was worth it. The jungle scenes are full of threat — tribes with their whizzing and slashing weapons, wild beasts, the muddy isolation of it all.

“The Lost City of Z,” more than most of Gray’s films, is its own organic creation, and Gray catches the audience up in the fervor of Fawcett’s desire to locate that city and connect with the epiphany he’s seeking.

Cast

 

Charlie Hunnam as Colonel Percy Fawcett 

Robert Pattinson as Corporal Henry Costin

Sienna Miller as Nina Fawcett

Tom Holland as Jack Fawcett, the oldest son of Percy and Nina

Daniel Huttlestone as Brian Fawcett

Angus Macfadyen as James Murray

Ian McDiarmid as Sir George Goldie

Franco Nero as Baron de Gondoriz

Harry Melling as William Barclay

John Sackville as Simon Beauclerk

Crew

Directed by James Gray

Produced by Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt

Screenplay by James Gray

Cinematography by Darius Khondji 

Music by Christopher Spelman

Edited by John Axelrad

 Official Trailer of The Lost City of Z

 

In Theatres

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 14, 2017. The film was released in France on March 15, 2017 and in the UK on March 24, 2017.